MARRIAGE. Calhoun County Clerk-Register, Marshall, MI, Marriages, vol. 6, page 372, #3. 10 Jan 1917, married at Battle Creek, Harry A. Seedorff, age 21, residing in Newton Twp.; b. Leroy Twp.; occupation: farmer; father: F. E. Seedorff; mother: Harriet M. Brownell; and Ethel M. Randt, age 20, residing in Emmett Twp.; b. Emmett Twp.; occupation: housekeeper; father: Frank Randt; mother: Emma Snore; officiant: George E. Barnes, Clergyman; witnesses: Neva E. Randt and Leo C. Laupp.
1920 U.S. Census, Calhoun , MI, Newton Twp. 98/100 Seedorff, Harry A., head, white, male, age 24, married, b. MI, father b. Canada, mother b. MI, farmer; Seedorff, Ethel M., wife, white, female, age 23.
The Athens Times. April 8, 1920. East Leroy. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Seedorff a girl. She will answer to the name of Beulah Irene.
The Athens Times. Thursday, July 10, 1924. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Seedorff and daughter, Beulah, of Newton were guests of Mahlon Gould's Monday.
In 1948 Harry was of Newton.
Newton Cem. marker readings, Willard Library: Harry A. Seedorff, b. 1895, d. 21 Sep 1976. Supplement says: age 81, wife Ethel, father Frank. Harry is buried on Lot 88, Section C, Newton Cem..
OBITUARY. Battle Creek Enquirer, Tues. 21 Sep 1976, p. A9. East Leroy - Harry A. Seedorff, 81, of 161 Main St., a retired farmer and restaurant operator, died today in Leila Hospital in Battle Creek. He had been ill six weeks. A native of Calhoun County, he was a lifelong resident of the East Leroy area. After he retired from farming he entered the restaurant business and first operated the Not-A-Way-In on the Beadle Lake Road north of Union City. Later he was involved with the operation of the former Town & Country Restaurant across from Bailey Park, and the restaurant in the Williams House. He was a member of the Stanley Home Grange and the Calhoun County Farm Bureau. He was preceded in death by his first wife, the former Ethel Randt, 44 years ago. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Beulah Godde of Battle Creek; sons, Elmer Seedorff of Battle Creek and Gordon Seedorff of Auburn, Ind.; three grandchildren; sisters, Mrs. Leon (Elizabeth) Smith of Battle Creek and Mrs. Ralph Romig of East Leroy, and a brother, Charles Seedorff of Delton. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Spencer Funeral Home, Athens.
DEATH. Calhoun County Clerk-Register, Marshall, MI, 1976 deaths, #1054. Died 21 Sep 1976 at Battle Creek, Harry Allen Seedorff, age 81, b. 17 Jun 1995; married, white, divorced; father: Frank Seedorff; mother: Hattie Brownell; residence: 161 Main St., E. Leroy; occupation: retired farmer and restaurant operator; buried: 23 Sep 1976, Newton Cem., Newton Twp., Calhoun; informant: Elmer Seedorff.
DEATH. Calhoun County Clerk-Register, Marshall, MI, deaths, book 7, page 369, #3, 3 Apr 1932, Seedorff, Ethel M., died at Newton Twp., female, 35y3m0d, married, b. MI, domestic, father Frank Randt, b. NY, mother Emma Snore, b. MI. Ethel is buried on Lot 88, grave 2, Section C of Newton Twp..
OBITUARY. Battle Creek Enquirer, Monday, 4 Apr 1932, p 2. Pneumonia Takes Life of Newton Woman, 35. Mrs. Ethel M. Seedorf, 35, a life-long resident of Newton Twp., died at her home Sunday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock after a short illness of pneumonia. Surviving are her husband, Harry, one daughter, Beulah, and one son, Elmer; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Randt, Ceresco; one sister, Mrs. Neva Laupp, Ceresco. Funeral services will be held from the Methodist Episcopal church Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with the Rev. Lewis Ringleman in charge. Burial will be made in Newton Cem..
OBITUARY. Battle Creek Moon Journal, Tuesday, April 5, 1932. Funeral rites for the late Mrs. Ethel M. Seedorff, 35, wife of Harry Seedorff who died Sunday at her home in Newton township, will be held at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Newton Methodist Episcopal church. The Rev. Lewis Reigleman will officiate and burial will be in the Newton Cem.. Beisdes her husband the deceased leaves two children, Beulah and Elmer, both at home; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Randt of Ceresco; and a sister, Mrs. Neva Laupp of Ceresco.
Newton Cem. marker readings, Willard Library: Ethel M. Seedorff 1897 - 1932. An update to the booklet states: Seedorff, Ethel M. d. 4 Mar 1932 (this differs from our information); age 35; spouse: Harry; father: HarryRandt.
DEATHS, Calhoun County, MI, book 6, page 527, #7, 15 Aug 1924, Seedorff, Rachael Frances, died at Newton Twp., female, 2d, premature birth, b. MI, father Harry A. Seedorff, mother Ethel Randt. Rachel is buried on Lot 88, grave 4, Section C, Newton Cem..
The Athens Times, Thursday, August 21, 1924. Rachel Frances Seedorf. Little Rachel Frances Seedorff, three-day-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Seedorff, died at the home of her parents in Newton Twp. Friday morning. Besides her parents she leaves one sister, Beulah, and a host of other relatives. Prayer services were held at the residence Sunday afternoon, in charge of Rev. J. H. Charles of the Athens M.E. church. Burial in the Newton Cem..
Newton Cem. marker readings, Willard Library: Rachael F. Seedorff, 1924. Supplement says: Seedorff, Rachel, 15 Aug 1924, age 2 days, father Harry.
MARRIAGE. Calhoun County Clerk-Register, Marshall, MI. Marriages, book 9, page 226, #93. 28 Mar 1936, married at Okemos, MI, Harry A. Seedorf, age 40, farmer, of East Leroy and Anna M. Cunic Thompson, age 25, of Athens. Parents of the groom: Frank E. Seedorf and Hattie M. Brownell; parents of the bride: Michael Cunic and Barbara K. Mikulic. Married by J. R. Wooten, MG. Witnesses: Lora MacAllen and John MacAllen.
Information was by correspondence in 1982 from Mrs. Leon B. Smith (Carol Elizabeth Seedorff, sister of Charles Seedorff) who received the material from the Charles Seedorff family.
1920 U.S. Census, Calhoun , City of Battle Creek, MI, taken 9 Jan, ED 59, sheet 9B. 206 Lathrop. 213/278 Spooner, Howard S., head, MW, 23, married, b. MI, parents b. MI, retail merchant, grocery; Florence B., wife, FW, age 22, b. MI, parents b. MI; Veldah M., daughter, age 2 10/12, b. MI; Smith, Vern C., brother-in-law; MW, age 17, single, b. MI, parents b. MI, laborer, steel works; Seedorf, Charles, boarder, age 16, MW, b. MI, parents b. MI, no occupation; Spooner, Maggie, sister-in-law, FW, age 25, married, b. MI, parents b. MI, retail merchant, grocery; Seedorf, Laura, boarder, FW, age 20, single, b. MI, parents b. MI, laborer, food factory.
MARRIAGE. Calhoun County Clerk-Register, Marshall, MI, book 8, page 211, page 158. 7 Apr 1926, married at Battle Creek, MI, Charles P. Seedorff, age 22, laborer, and Reda L.Bird, age 21, telephone operator, of Bedford Twp. Parents of the groom: Frank E. Seedorff and Hattie Brownell; parents of the bride: Elmer E. Bird and Edna Barlow. Married by Wm. S. Potter, MG. Witnesses: Mr. and Ms. Clifton C. Oston.
Charles was of Ceresco in 1948.
ANNIVERSARY. Battle Creek Enquirer and News, 18 April 1976, p. 5D. Delton - Mr. and Mrs. Charles Seedorff of Crooked Lake will celebrate their 50th anniversary at a open house from 2 to 5 p.m. next Sunday, April 25, at the Newton United Methodist Church. The open house is being hosted by their children and families, Mr. and Mrs. Charles "Johnny" Seedorff of Delton, Mr. and Mrs. James (Helen) Flanders of Ceresco and Mr. and Mrs. Allen Seedorff of Marshall. Seedorff and the former Reda Bird were married April 7, 1926, in Battle Creek. He farmed in the Ceresco and Marshall area until his retirement in 1968 when the couple moved to the Crooked Lake area. Mr. and Mrs. Seedorff are members of the Delton Faith Methodist Church, Fredonia Grange and Ellis Corners Farm Bureau Discussion Group. The couple, who have 20 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, winter in Leesburg, Fla. They have requested no gifts.
Charles was of Delton in 1976 according to his brother's, Harry A. Seedorff's, obituary.
OBITUARY. Battle Creek Enquirer and News, 8 April 1993, p. 2A. Charles P. Seedorff, 89, of Battle Creek, died Tuesday, April 6, 1993, at the Docsa Home after a short illness. He was born June 22, 1903, in Newton Twp. to Frank E. and Hattie (Brownell) Seedorff. He graduated from East Leroy School, Argubright School and Sweeney Automotive School in Kansas City in 1922. On April 7, 1926, he married the former Reda L. Bird of Battle Creek. She died on July 14, 1979. He and his wife farmed in the Ceresco/Marshall area until 1968 and moved to Crooked Lake, Delton. They returned to Ceresco in 1978.They enjoyed winters in Leesburg, Fla. He was a member of the Newton United Methodist Church, the Fredonia Grange, the Calhoun County Pomona Grange. . . Surviving are a daughter, Helen Flanders of Ceresco; a son, Allen Seedorff of Ceresco; 21 grandchildren and 40 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by sons, Charles L. "Johnny" Seedorff in 1990, Francis Seedorff in 1970, Calvin Seedorff in 1944, Norman Seedorff in 1993; a daughter Lola Bell Seedorff in 1934; a brother, Harry Seedorff, and sisters, Flossie Nagel, Maggie Romig, Laurel Burgett and Coral Elizabeth Smith. Visitation: After 9 a.m. today at the Craig K. Kempf Funeral Home, Marshall. Services: 3 p.m. Friday at the Newton United Methodist Church with the Rev. Gary Kintigh officiating. Burial: Newton Cem..
Charles Parker Seedorff is buried on Lot 71, grave 1, Section C, Newton Cem.. Information from Cem. records. Visit to Newton Cem. July 1997. Marker dates: 1903-1993.
Newton Cem. supplement, Willard Library, Seedorff, Reda; 14 Jul 1979, age 74, spouse: Charles; father Elmor Bird. Reda is buried on Lot 71, Section C, Newton Cem..
OBITUARY. Battle Creek Enquirer, 15 July 1979, p. 5A. Ceresco - Mrs. Reda L. (Bird) Seedorff, 74, of 7221 D Drive South, died Saturday in Leila Hospital, where she had been a patient two days. Born in Johnstown Twp., Barry County, she lived most of her life in the Battle Creek-Marshall area. While residing in Marshall for 18 years, ending in 1968, she farmed with her family and was employed by the G. C. Murphy store in Marshall. She and her husband retired in 1968 and moved to Crooked Lake at Delton. They moved to Ceresco last August. She was a member of the Newton United Methodist Church and also had attended the United Methodist Church in Marshall and Faith United Methodist Church in Delton. She was a 30-year member of Fredonia Grange . . . Surviving are her husband, Charles P. Seedorff; a daughter, Mrs. James (Helen) Flanders of Ceresco; sons, Charles C. of Delton and Alan of Marshall; 20 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren, and brothers, Emmett Bird of Delton and Lyle Bird of Augusta. Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Newton United Methodist Church. Arrangements are by Craig K. Kempf Funeral Home, Marshall. Visit to Newton Cem. July 1997. Marker dates: 1904-1979.
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE. Battle Creek Moon Journal, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 1933. Ceresco. Norman Seedorff, six months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Seedorff, who has been ill for the past two weeks, is now critically ill with pneumonia.
DEATH. Calhoun County Clerk-Register, Marshall, MI, book 7, page 359, #10, 7 Feb. 1933, Seedorff, Norman L., died at Emmett Twp., male, 5m27d, white, b. MI, father Charles Seedorff, mother Reda Bird, both b. MI.
OBITUARY. Battle Creek Moon Journal, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 1933. Funerals. Thomas Seedorff. Funeral services for the late Thomas Seedorff, the six-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Seedorff, of Ceresco, who died yesterday morning, will be held at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Newton church. Burial will be made in the Newton Cem.. Besides his parents, the deceased leaves two brothers, Charles Jr., and Francis, and a sister, Helen, all at home. Death followed a two weeks' illness due to pneumonia. (The newspaper had the wrong first name in the baby's obituary.)
Newton Cem. supplement, Willard Library. Seedorff, Norman L., 7 Feb. 1933, 5 months, father: Charles. Visit to Newton Cem. July 1997. Marker dates: 1932-1933.
Newton Cem. records supplement, Willard Library: Seedorff, Lola Belle, 25Feb. 1934, age 25 days; father: Charles Seedorff.
Visit to Newton Cem. July 1997. Marker date: 1934.
OBITUARY. Battle Creek Enquirer and Evening News, Monday, Feb. 26, 1934, p. 2. Ceresco, Feb. 26 - Lola Bell Seedorff, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Seedorff of Ceresco, died Sunday in a Battle Creek hospital. She would have been four weeks old Tuesday. Besides the parents, she is survived by two brothers, Charles and Francis, and a sister, Helen, all at home, and three grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Bird of Bedford and Mrs. Hattie Seedorff of East Leroy. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. from the home with the Rev. Roy Campbell in charge. Burial will be in the Newton Cem..
DEATH. Calhoun County Clerk-Register, Marshall, MI, Vol 16, p. 95, died 25 Feb 1934 at Battle Creek Lola Belle Seedorff, age 25 d; residing at Ceresco, Calhoun, MI; father: Charles P. Seedorff; mother Reda L. Bird; born Calhoun , MI; buried Newton Cem.; informant: Charles P. Seedorff.
Newton Cem. marker readings, Willard Library: Calvin J. Seedorff, 16 Jun 1944, age 1, father: Charles Seedorff. Visit to Newton Cem. July 1997. Marker dates 1942-1944.
DEATH. Calhoun County Clerk-Register, Marshall, MI, vol. 26, p. 373, died 16 June 1944 at Leila Hospital, Battle Creek, Calvin J. Seedorff, age 1y11m23d, born Marshall, Calhoun, MI; residing at Route 1, Ceresco, Calhoun, MI; cause of death: brain tumor; father: Charles P. Seedorff, b. East Leroy; mother: Reda L. Bird, b. Bedford; buried: Newton Cem.; informant: Charles P. Seedorff, Route 1, Ceresco.
THIS FIRST SENTENCE IS INCORRECT, BUT LEFT HERE BECAUSE IT WAS PUBLISHED THIS WAY IN 1999, ( before I found the letter.) Elaine is the mother of Floyd Batty of Wichita Falls, Texas in 1969 who has the Capenter/Pierce Family Bible. INCORRECT--The pages of the family bible were sent from Mrs. Roy Batty Jr. of 3012 Cunningham, Wichita Falls, Texas 76308 in 1969. Her name was Garvene Batty. In a letter of April 11, 1969, she said, ". . .my husband's mother Elaine had the bible rebound and it is so tight that it would break the back to flatten it. I have access to a Xerox machine and also our college has copy machines, but the book must be flattened. I may be able to get a photography place to copy it, but the dates are in the fold and will be difficul to do even that. I'll keep trying. . ." She did get it copied and sent to Donna H. Hellewell. A copy did not get into the Calvin book published in 1999, I apologize. It had been copied with black showing the names in white and was difficult to reproduce on a large scale. I thought it came from Floyd Batty, rather than from Roy Batty Jr. The letters from Garvene Batty had been "lost" until now, Aug., 2000.
Elaine appears on the Calvin L. Carpenter Family reunions in Athens, Calhoun, MI in 1906. She attended others also.
The Athens Times, Friday, May 3, 1912. Elaine Brownell of South Bend returned with her grandparents Friday night for a short visit.
The Athens Times, Thursday, January 20, 1921. Miss Elaine Brownell of South Bend was called here Tuesday to attend the funeral of her grandmother, Mrs. Jennie Brownell.
Donna H. Hellewell had a personal interview with Mary Ruth Snyder Fox on two different occasions. One time she took us to the Cem. to see where Rial was buried, and then to see the Calvin L. Carpenter Homestead.
In July 1981 in Athens, MI, although not feeling too well, Mary visited with us and gave us a lovely picture of her mother, Lina Estelle Carpenter, when she was a young girl. John Allison Fox's address is Portage, MI 49002; Richard Charles' is Tanglewood Apt., Anderson, SC 29621; Patricia's is Athens, MI 49011. Mary Ruth passed away shortly after that time. We had no idea she was so ill. What a gracious lady. She was 82 years old when she died. (Written by Donna H. Hellewell, Aptos, CA.)
WEDDING. The Athens Times. Thursday, 2 Jan. 1919. Marion Fox and Mary Snyder Married New Years Morning. Marion Fox and Miss Mary Snyder were the participants in a very quiet New Year wedding ceremony which was performed by Rev. Dawe at their own home in this village yesterday morning at nine o'clock, the ring service being used. Mr. and Mrs. Fox are among our most highly esteemed young people, the former being a son of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Fox and the latter a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Snyder. Both are graduates of the Athens high school and until this fall Mrs. Fox has been teaching in the rural schools. Mr. Fox is the mail carrier on route No. 8. Their many friends wish them much happiness.
1920 U.S. Census, Calhoun , Athens, MI taken 15 and 16 January, ED 35, sheet 12A. 197/204 Fox, Marion A., head, age 22, b. OH, parents b. OH, carrier, rural route; Mary R., wife, age 21, b. MI, father b. IN, mother b. MI.
The Athens Times. March 24, 1920. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Fox are rejoicing over the arrival of a baby boy at their home yesterday. His name is John Allison Fox.
ANNIVERSARY. Battle Creek Enquirer and News, Dec. 29, 1968. Foxes of Athens to Celebrate 50th. Athens - Mr. and Mrs. Marion A. Fox will be complimented at open house next Sunday, Dec, 29, in observance of their golden wedding anniversary. Friends and relatives are invited to attend the event at 3 p.m. at the Congregational Church. Hosting the celebration will be their children and families, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Fox of Kalamazoo; Dr. and Mrs. Richard C. Fox of Clemson, SC, and Mr. and Mrs. Duaine (Patricia) Auten. There are nine grandchildren. The former Miss Mary Snyder and Mr. Fox were married in their newly-furnished home on Avenue B, on Jan. 1, 1919 by the Rev. Albert Dawe of the Congregational Church. Mr. Fox was a rural mail route carrier out of Athens for nearly 41 years and retired 11 years ago. He is associated with the Spencer Funeral Home. The couple have been active in Twp., village, youth and church activities. Mr. Fox was elected supervisor of Athens Twp. and served for eight years on the County Board. Mrs. Fox was Twp. librarian for more than 10 years and is chariman of the Library Board. The couple are active members of the Congregational Church, where they have both served as Sunday school teachers and Sunday school superintendent. He is the present chairman of the Board of Trustees. Mr. Fox holds a 30-year badge and Silver Beaver award in the Boy Scouts of America and Mrs. Fox, who was a leader of Camp Fire Girls for many years, is now a sponsor. Mr. Fox is a member of the Athens Rotary Club; a charter member of the Community Association; a member of the Rural Letter Carriers Association of Calhoun County and a past president of the county and district associations. Mrs. Fox is a past president of the Rural Letter Carriers Association Auxiliary in both the county and district and served three years as state treasurer.
OBITUARY. Battle Creek Enquirer and News, 16 Aug. 1981, p. 2B. Mary Ruth Fox dies; was Athens Twp. Librarian. Athens - Mary Ruth (Snyder) Fox, 82, of 228 228 W. Mill St., died Friday at her home. She had been ill for six months. She was born in Athens and was a lifelong resident of the area. Mrs. Fox was Twp. librarian for 16 years and was chairman of the Library Board. She also had taught in Athens area schools and worked 16 years for the Athens post office. Mrs. Fox was a member of the Congregational Church, where she taught Sunday School and was a charter member of the New Idea Club. She was past worthy matron and member of the Order of Eastern Star No. 59 in Athens. She started and led the first Camp Fire Girls organization in Athens. Mrs. Fox was a past president of the Rural Letter Carriers Association Auxiliary in both the county and district and served as state treasurer. She is survived by her husband, Marion, whom she married in 1919; her mother, Mrs. Lina Snyder of Athens; daughter, Mrs. A. Duane (Patricia) Auten of Athens; two sons, John A. Fox of Portage and Dr. Richard C. Fox of Clemson, S.C.; one sister, Mrs. Kellogg (Merna) Bishop of 5163 Hoag Road; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Monday at the Spencer Funeral Home.
DEATH. Calhoun County Clerk-Register's office, Marshall, MI, 1981, #814, Mary Ruth Fox, age 82, born 15 Oct 1898 in Calhoun , MI; died 14 Aug 1981 at Athens, Calhoun, MI; residence: Athens; married; spouse: Marion Fox; father: John J. Snyder; mother: Lina E. Carpenter; occupation: domestic; buried 17 Aug, Burr Oak Cem., Athens; informant: M. A. Fox.
1900 U.S. Census, Branch , Sherwood, MI taken 4 Jun. 210/211, Marion Fox, age 2, b. Sep 1897, is in the home of his parents, Adelbert Fox and Arrie.
OBITUARY. Battle Creek Enquirer and News, 27 Jan 1989, p4A. Marion A. "Red" Fox. Civic leader was ex-Athens Twp. supervisor. Athens - Marion A. "Red" Fox, 91, of W. Mill St., a former Athens Twp. supervisor and long active in community and county affairs, died Thursday, Jan. 26, in Mercy Pavilion. He was born in Ashtabula County, Ohio, and came to Athens as a boy. He graduated from Athens High School, where he was pitcher on the Athens State Championship Baseball Team. He was a rural letter carrier in Athens from 1917 to 1958. During his 40-year career, he drove nearly one-half million miles with the Postal Service, beginning in a Model T. After retiring, he was employed by Spencer Funeral Home. After retirement, he wintered in Lakeland, Fla. He served 25 years as a Scout leader and Scoutmaster and had received the Scouting Silver Beaver Award. He had worked 20 years with the Athens Girls Softball League, taking participants to state championships. He was a longtime member of Athens Congregational Church, where he was a member of the board of trustees, a Sunday School superintendent, church secretary and Sunday School teacher. He worked with Athens Homecoming Committee and was emcee at homecoming talent shows. He was a member of Rural Letter Carriers Association and served five times as county president. He was an active member and president of the Calhoun County Republican Party; served as Athens Twp. supervisor from 1959 to 1969; was a member of Calhoun County Fair Board; chairman of Calhoun County Medical Examiners Board; a member of Calhoun County Board of Supervisors; an honorary member of Rotary Club; a member of the Athens Cem. Board and Athens Community Association; and a charter member of Athens Historical Society. In 1975, he was made honorary citizen of the year. Surviving is a daughter, Patricia L. Auten of Battle Creek; sons, John A. Fox of Keewaune, Wis., and Dr. Richard C. Fox of Anderson, S.C.; nine grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. His wife of 64 years, Mary R. Snyder, died in 1981. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Spencer Funeral Home. Memorial donations may go to the Athens Historical Society.
DEATH. Calhoun County Clerk-Register, Marshall, MI, 1989 deaths, #140. Died 26 Jan 1989 at Battle Creek, Marion Allison Fox, age 91, b. 24 Sep 1897 at Ashtabula , OH; father: Adelbert Alanzo Fox; mother: Arrie Jane Fuller; occupation: retired rural letter carrier; buried: Burr Oak Cem.; informant: Patricia L. Auten, 57 Pleasant Avenue, Battle Creek.
The Athens Times, 3 March 1900. Mrs. J. J. Snyder presented her
husband with
a 10-lb. girl Monday morning. All doing well, including Grandpa and
Grandma R.
A. Carpenter. Dr. Grant has them in charge.Merna moved to Battle Creek, MI in 1957. Material was sent to Donna Hellewell by Merna in 1982.
WEDDING. The Athens Times, Athens, Calhoun County, MI, June 22, 1922. Miss Merna Snyder Married In Kalamazoo. Miss Myrna Snyder, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Snyder of this place, and Kellogg Bishop of Kalamazoo, were quietly married in that city last Saturday, June 17, by Dr. Twyson Jones, pastor of the Congregational church. The bride is a graduate of Athens high school and Ferris Institute, and for the past year she has been employed in the offices of the Kalamazoo National Bank, where the groom is also employed. They will reside at 834 South Park Street in Kalamazoo. Athens friends of the bride join in congratulations.
ANNIVERSARY. Battle Creek Enquirer and News, Sunday 13 Jun 1982, p 9B. Mr. and Mrs. Kellogg Bishop of 5163 Hoag Road will mark their 60th wedding anniversary at an open house from 3 to 5 p.m. next Sunday, June 20, at the Hickory Hills Mobile Village clubhouse. Hosts will be their children, Carol Bishop of Denver, Colo., Barbara Danilowicz of Wilmington, NC, Fred Bishop of Athens, and Mary Wesner and Bruce and John Bishop, all of Battle Creek. Bishop and the former Merna Snyder were married June 17, 1922, in the Congregational Church in Kalamazoo. They first resided in Kalamazoo, then in Athens for 20 years before moving to Battle Creek. Bishop retired in 1966 from the Clark Equipment His activities include the Clark Management Club, Clark Retirees Club, Nottke's Seniors bowling league and the Old Timers Bowling League. The couple have 18 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren.
OBITUARY. Battle Creek Enquirer and News, 17 Jan 1986, p. 3B. Merna L. (Snyder) Bishop, 85, of 5163 Hoag Road, died Wednesday in her home. She had been ill two and one-half years. She was born in Athens and moved to the Battle Creek area in 1957. She formerly was a member of the New Idea Club in Athens. She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Kellogg M. Bishop; sons, John K. and Bruce A., both of Battle Creek, and Fred M. Bishop of Athens; daughters Barbara A. Danilowicz of Wilmington, N.C., Mary E. Wesner of Battle Creek and Carol M. Bishop of Aurora, Colo.; 18 grandchildren; and 33 greatgrandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Richard A. Henry Funeral Home. Memorial donations may be made to the Visiting Nurse Services of Calhoun County.
DEATH. Calhoun County Clerk-Register, Marshall, MI, 1986 Deaths, #62. Died 15 Jan 1986 at home Merna L. Bishop, age 85, b. 26 Feb 1900, female, white, married; father: John J. Snyder; mother: Lina E. Carpenter; residence: 5163 Hoag Road, East Leroy, MI; spouse: Kellogg M. Bishop; buried 18 Jan 1986, Floral Lawn Memorial Gardens, Battle Creek; informant: Kellogg M. Bishop.
Information from mother, Mrs. Lina Snyder, and a chart made by Lorna Carter of Athens, MI. Personal interview with Neil's sister, Mary Snyder Fox, in Athens, MI, in 1981 by Donna H. Hellewell, Aptos, CA.
The Athens Times, Thursday, May 15, 1924. Neil A. Snyder Held Up In KalamazooSaturday Night. Was Preparing to Close Standard Oil Filling Station When Bandit Appeared. Neil A. Snyder, son of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Snyder, of this place, was the victim of a daring hold-up in Kalamazoo Saturday night, as will be seen from the following story from the Kalamazoo Gazette. Judging from the description, it was the same hold-up man who robbed two Battle Creek oil stations the same night. "Forcing Neil A. Snyder, in charge of the filling station at Harrison and Main streets, into the building at the point of a revolver, a lone bandit Saturday night obtained $75 from the safe and from Snyder's pockets. The holdup occurred at 10:45 when there was little pedestrian or auto traffic at the intersection. Snyder was preparing to close the station when he was approached by the bandit and ordered to throw up his hands. Turning, he stared into the barrel of a blue steel automatic. Snyder was backed into the station, where the robber ransacked his pockets. Keeping Snyder covered with the revolver, the holdup man opened the safe and drew forth all the currency he could find, jamming the money into his pockets., He next approached the station manager and ordered him to back into the anteroom. The bandit then closed the door, warning Snyder to 'stay there,' and then the robber made a hasty getaway. Snyder immediately left the anteroom, but could find no further traces of the bandit. He attempted to notify the manager of the oil company for which he worked, but failed to locate that individual. He then drove to the corner of Main and Burdick streets and there gave the alarm to the police. Detectives were sent to all parts of the city in an effort of obtain some clue as to the whereabouts or the identity of the bandit."
DEATH. Calhoun County Clerk-Register, Marshall, MI; deaths, Vol. BC48, page 43, died 17 Jan 1966 in Battle Creek, Calhoun, MI, Neil A. Snyder, age 64, born 20 Aug 1901; married; spouse: Vera; father John J. Snyder; mother: Lina Carpenter; residence: Athens; occupation: retired, Clark Equipment ; cause: carcinoma lung; buried 22 Jan Burr Oak Cem.; informant: Vera Snyder.
OBITUARY. The Athens Times, Thursday, January 27, 1966, and Battle Creek Enquirer and News, Tuesday, January 18, 1966, p. 13. Athens - Neil "Bus" Snyder, 64, of 529 S. Capitol Ave., a station operator and distributor for Standard Oil here for about 20 years, died Jan. 17th at a Battle Creek hospital where he was a patient for one day. He had been in poor health a few months. He was born Aug. 20, 1901, in Athens, a son of John J. and Lina (Carpenter) Snyder. He attended Athens schools and was graduated in 1920 from Athens High School. He worked for the Clark Equipment in Battle Creek from 1940 until his retirement in 1965. He was a member of the Athens Masonic Lodge. He is survived by his wife, the former Miss Vera Holy to whom he was married on June 25, 1927; two daughters, Mrs. Danley (Louise) Miller of Ontario, Calif., and Mrs. Robert (Gayle) Emerson of Battle Creek; four grandchildren; his mother, living in Athens, and two sisters, Mrs. Marian (Mary) Fox of Athens and Mrs. Kellogg (Merna) Bishop of Battle Creek. Services were held on Friday afternoon from the Spencer Funeral Home with Rev. Wm. F. Hastings officiating. Interment Burr Oak Cem..
OBITUARY. Battle Creek Enquirer and News, 10 Nov. 1992, page 2A. Vera M. (Holy) Snyder, 85, of Athens died Nov. 8, 1992, at Mercy Pavilion in Battle Creek after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Snyder was born April 7, 1907, in Parkfalls, Wis., to Leonard and Mildred (Kramer) Holy. She attended schools in Parkfalls until 1918 when the family moved to Sherwood. She graduated from Sherwood High School in 1925. She married Neil "Bus" A. Snyder and moved to Athens in 1927. She worked in the drapery department for W.A. Bergey, DeVines and Woods Furniture Company retiring in 1972. Mrs. Snyder was an accomplished seamstress all her life. She was a member of Athens Eastern Star and had served as Worthy Matron, Athens Congregational Church, and did volunteer sewing for Charitable Union in Battle Creek. Surviving are daughters, Louise Miller of Hendersonville, Tenn. and Gayle Emerson of Battle Creek; 3 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sisters, Ruth Holy and Natalie Farr of Battle Creek. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1966; brothers Norman and Kermit; a sister, Viva Freeland; and grandson. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. today at Spencer Funeral Home. Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with Dr. David Graham officiating and also Eastern Star Services. Burial: Burr Oak Cem., Athens. Memorials: Charitable Union or Salvation Army.
DEATH. Calhoun County Clerk-Register, Marshall, MI, 1992, #1195. Died 8 Nov 1992, Vera M. Snyder, age 85, b. 7 Apr 1907 in Park Falls, WI; wf, widow; father: Leonard Holy; mother: Mildred Kramer; residence: 70 Greentree; burial Burr Oak Cem., Athens, MI; informant: Gayle E. Emerson, 345 N. Ridgeway, Battle Creek.
1920 U.S. Census, Branch , Union Twp., MI, taken Jan. 16/16 Fred Ellis, son, age 13, is in the home of his parents.
MARRIAGE. Branch County Clerk, Coldwater, MI, vol. H, p. 383, #10,903. Married 30 Mar 1929 at Inkster, MI, Ellis Lux, age 22, b. MI, residing in Union City, occupation: farming, father: Fred Lux, mother: Hattie Carpenter, and Gladys Washburn, age 18, b. MI, residing in Inkster, MI, father: George Washburn, mother: -- Cummings, neither had been married previously, officiant: Rev. John E. Hopkins, witnesses: Ruth Pio and Clarence Pio, both of Inkster.
OBITUARY. Battle Creek Enquirer and News, Saturday, December 7, 1974, p. A6. Fulton - Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Spencer Funeral Home, Athens, for F. Ellis Lux, 68, of Route 1, who died Friday in the Battle Creek Sanitarium Hospital where he had been a patient since Wednesday. He was a farmer. Surviving are his widow, the former Gladys Washburn; daughters, Mrs. Leo (Dorotha) Pease, Mrs. Don (Wanda) Pease and Mrs. Hurlon (Dorla) Nowatowski, all of Scotts; Mrs. Kenneth (Sue) Hikes of Vicksburg, and Mrs. James (Mary) Schipe of East Leroy; sons, Leo Lux of Ceresco and Michael, at home, and 26 grandchildren.
MARRIAGE. Calhoun County Clerk-Register, Marshall, MI, Vol 9, page 130, #163. Ellsworth J. Carpenter, age 26, of Battle Creek, born in Kalamazoo, son of J. H. Carpenter and Alice Hagerman, occupation: Chemist; and Madge Wilson, age 26, of Battle Creek, born in England, daughter of Edgar Wilson and Mary Atkinson, occupation dietician, married 24 Jun 1933 by W. A. Simons, Rector. Witnesses: Dean Kulp and Arlen Reams both of Battle Creek.
DEATH. Calhoun County Clerk-Register, Marshall, MI, 1972 Deaths, #1027. Died 27 Aug 1972 at Battle Creek, MI, Ellsworth J. Carpenter, age 65, b. 16 Jan 1907, mw, married; father: J. H. Carpenter; mother: Alice Hagerman; residence: 823 North Avenue, Battle Creek; occupation: supervisor, Ralston Purina; spouse: Madge Wilson Carpenter; burial: 29 Aug 1972, Burr Oak Cemetery, Athens, MI; informant: Madge Carpenter.
OBITUARY. Battle Creek Enquirer and News, Monday, 28 Aug 1972, p. A5. Ellsworth J. Carpenter, 65, of 823 North Ave., died Sunday in Leila Hospital where he had been a patient two weeks. Carpenter was born in Kalamazoo and had been a Battle Creek resident for many years. He had retired in 1971 as a supervisor after 40 years' employment with the Ralston Purina He was a member of the Battle Creek Management Club and the St. Thomas Episcopal Church. He also was a member of the Battle Creek Lions Club and had been an avid bowler, golfer and fisherman. Carpenter is survived by his widow, the former Madge Wilson; a daughter, Mrs. Frank R. (Patricia) Helme of Normal, IL; three grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Miles (Dorothy) Holliday of Beecher, IL. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the St. Thomas Episcopal Church. The Shaw Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
OBITUARY. Battle Creek Enquirer and News, 2 Jun 1977, p. 4A. Mrs.Madge W. (Wilson) Carpenter, 68, of 823 North Ave., died Wednesday in Leila Hospital, where she had been a patient one day. She had been ill since last October. She was born in Castleford, England, and came to Battle Creek in 1910. She graduated from Battle Creek College as a dietitian and was employed by the Battle Creek Food and by the Battle Creek Sanitarium. She was later secretary to the principal of Urbandale Elementary School and during World War II was employed as a secretary at the H.B. Sherman Mfg. She was a member of St. Thomas Episcopal Church. She was the widow of Ellsworth J. Carpenter, who died in 1972. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Frank R. (Patricia) Helme of Normal, Ill.; three grandchildren, and a brother, Robert C. Hustwick of 24 Shellenberger Ave. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Thomas Episcopal Church. Arrangements are by Shaw Funeral Home.
DEATH. Calhoun County Clerk-Register, Marshall, MI, 1977 deaths, #554. Died 1 June 1977, at Battle Creek, MI, Madge Wilson Carpenter, age 68, b. 2 Nov 1908 in Castleford, England; father: Edgar Wilson; mother: Mary Ann Atkinson; residence: 823 North Avenue, Battle Creek; fw, widow; spouse: Ellsworth J. Carpenter; occupation: dietician, secretary - public schools; buried: 4 Jun 1977, Burr Oak Cem., Athens; informant: Mrs. Frank R. (Patricia) Helme, 501 Marian, Normal, IL 61761.
Sources of Information: From "Carpenter Family Tree" compiled by Bruce Young, of Cleveland, OH, while attending Washington University in Washington, DC. He obtained some of the information from the Library of Congress on the early Carpenters per Mrs. Howard (LaVern) Carpenter of Battle Creek. Material about reunions held in Athens, MI from 1893 on have also been used.
1900 U.S. Census, Branch, Sherwood, MI, taken 4 Jun. 21/21 Christine, daughter, age 1, b. Aug 1898, is in the home of her parents.
1910 U.S. Census, Branch , Union, MI, taken 22 and 23 Apr. 56/56, Christena, FW, age 11, daughter, b. MI, is in the home of her parents.
1920 U.S. Census, Branch , Girard Twp., MI, taken 5 and 6 Feb. ED 18, sheet 7A. 173/173 Fox, Earl L., head, owns, mortgaged, MW, age 21, married, b. MI, father b. MI, mother b. PA; Christina P., wife, FW, age 21, md, b. MI, parents b. MI; Lyman E., son, MW, age 6/12.
OBITUARY. Battle Creek Enquirer, Sunday, 2 Jan 1977, p 2A. Burlington - Services for Mrs. Christena P. Fox, 78, of 2338 11-Mile Road, will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Jenkins Funeral Home, Union City. Mrs. Fox, the widow of Earl Fox, died Saturday in the Branch County Community Health Center in Coldwater, where she had been a patient since Nov. 11. She was born in Kalamazoo County and lived in this area since 1952. She was a member of the United Methodist Church and belonged to senior citizens groups in Burlington and Union City. Mrs. Fox is survived by two sons, Lyman and Harold, both of Burlington; a daughter, Mrs. William (Arlene) Mabus of Union City; 15 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Miss Emma Carpenter of Battle Creek and Mrs. Elwyn (Neva) Young of Cleveland, Ohio, and a brother, Howard Carpenter of Battle Creek.
DEATH. Branch County Clerk, Coldwater, MI, vol. F, p. 256,, #3065. Died 1 Jan 1977 at City of Coldwater, Christina P. Fox, FW, widow, age 78, b. MI, father: Clyde Carpenter, mother: Edith Engle, cause: cardiac arrest.
Perhaps this is Earl's father. He is enumerated right next door to Earl and his family. 1920 U.S. Census, Branch, Girard Twp., MI. 172/172 Fox, Phena, head, MW, age 52, widower, b. NY, parents b. NY; Edmond L., son, age 27, single; Irene M., daughter, age 23, single.
Sources of Information: From "Carpenter Family Tree" compiled by Bruce Young, of Cleveland, OH, while attending Washington University in Washington, DC. He obtained some of the information from the Library of Congress on the early Carpenters per Mrs. Howard (LaVern) Carpenter of Battle Creek. Material about reunions held in Athens, MI from 1893 on have also been used.
1900 U.S. Census, Branch, Sherwood, MI, taken 4 Jun. 21/21 Martie, daughter, age 1/12, b. Apr 1900 is in the home of her parents.
1910 U.S. Census, Branch, Union, MI, taken 22 and 23 Apr. 56/56 Myrtie, FW, age 10, daughter, b. MI, is in the home of her parents.
MARRIAGE. Branch County Clerk, Coldwater, MI, vol. 4, p. 204, #8227. Married 15 October 1919 at Coldwater Charles W. King, age 22, b. WV, residing in Union City, occupation: farmer; father: Zack King, mother: Leorna O'Neal, and Mertie Carpenter, age 19, b. MI, residing in Union City, father: Clyde Carpenter, mother: Edith Engle, neither had been married previously, officiant: Robert A. Wright, Clergyman, witnesses: G. W. Collins of Coldwater and Kathryn A. Carpenter of Union City. The record is also marked "not in service in war against Germany."
DEATH. Branch County Clerk, Coldwater, MI, Vol. E, p. 261, #6863. Died 22 Nov 1960, in Ann Arbor (Washtenaw County, MI), Mertie E. King, age 60, b. MI, fw, married, occupation: housewife, father: Clyde Carpenter, mother: Edith Engle, cause: peritonitis. (The record is marked "transcript from Washtenaw County.")
OBITUARY. Battle Creek Enquirer and News, Wednesday, November 23, 1960, p.3. Mrs. Charles W. King. Union City - Mrs. Mertie King, 60, of Route 1, Union City, died last night at the University Hospital in Ann Arbor where she was admitted yesterday noon. Mrs. King had been receiving treatment there for the past six months. She was born in Union City, the daughter of Clyde and Edith (Engle) Carpenter, and lived her entire life in this area. She was married to Charles W. King Oct. 15, 1919. Besides her husband, Mrs. King is survived by a son, Carl W., also of Route 1, Union City; a daughter, Mrs. Kenneth (Myrna) Mayo of 320 Miller St., Battle Creek; six grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Earl Fox of Burlington, Miss Emma Carpenter of 67 S. McKinley St., Battle Creek, and Mrs. Elwyn Young of Springfield, Ohio, and two brothers, Howard E. Carpenter of 184 Sharon St., Battle Creek and Joe Carpenter of Athens.
Sources of Information: From "Carpenter Family Tree" compiled by Bruce Young, of Cleveland, OH, while attending Washington University in Washington, DC. He obtained some of the information from the Library of Congress on the early Carpenters per Mrs. Howard (LaVern) Carpenter of Battle Creek. Material about reunions held in Athens, MI from 1893 on have also been used.
1910 U.S. Census, Branch, Union, MI, taken 22 and 23 Apr. 56/56 Catherine, FW, age 8, daughter, b. MI, is in the home of her parents. 1920 U.S. Census, Branch , Union Twp., MI, taken Jan. 41/41 Catherine A., daughter, age 17, is in the home of her parents.
MARRIAGE. Calhoun County Clerk-Register, Marshall, MI, Marriages, book 7, p. 225, #421. Married 26 May 1920 at Battle Creek, Herman F. Fry, age 21, truckster, and Kathryn A. Carpenter, age 18. Parents of the groom: Edgar Fry and Cora Berr; parents of the bride: Clyde Carpenter and Edith Engle. Married by Wm. S. Potter, MG. Witnesses: Leonard E. Shoup and Mrs. Leonard E. Shoup.
OBITUARY. Battle Creek Enquirer and News, Wednesday, 16 Sep 1959. Woman, 57, Dies at Work in Plant. Mrs. Kathryn A. Fry, 57, of 97 Welch Ave. died unexpectedly at 8:25 this morning while at work as a factory employee at the Eaton Manufacturing Valve Division plant. Dr. James Haffenden, county medical examiner, said death was caused by a heart attack. Mrs. Fry's husband, Herman F. Fry, died March 12, 1954, as the result of an accident, a cable break on a crane he was operating for the City of Battle Creek. A son, Army Cpl. Herman F. Fry, Jr. was killed in action in Germany, March 15, 1945. Mrs. Fry was born March 23, 1902 in Branch County, a daughter of Clyde and Edith (Engle) Carpenter. She was married May 26, 1920 in Battle Creek to Mr. Fry and had lived here since her marriage. Survivors include a son, Glenn F. Fry of 12504 Perry Rd.; three grandchildren and one step-grandchild; four sisters, Mrs. Wilbur (Myrtie) King of Girard, Mrs. Earl (Christena) Fox of Burlington, Mrs. Elwyn (Neva) Young of Springfield, Ohio, and Miss Emma Carpenter of 67 S. McKinley Ave., two brothers, Howard E. Carpenter of 184 Sharon Ave., and Joe Carpenter of Athens. The body is at the Hebble Funeral Service.
DEATH. Calhoun County Clerk-Register, Marshall, MI, vol 41, p. 48. Died 16Sep 1959 in Springfield, Calhoun, MI, Kathryn A. Fry, age 57, b. 23 Mar 1902, in Branch , MI; father: Clyde Carpenter; mother: Edith Engle; residence: 97 Welch Avenue, Battle Creek; occupation: factory worker, Eaton Mfg. ; buried 19 Sep 1959, Oak Hill Cem. ,Battle Creek; informant: Glenn Fry, 12504 Perry Rd., Battle Creek.
1910 U.S. Census, Branch , Girard Twp., MI taken 15 Apr. 3/3 Fry, Herman F., son, age 11, is in the home of his parents.
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE. Enquirer and News, 12 Mar 1954, p. 1. Crane Operator Killed By Cable. Herman Fry, about 54, of 97 Welch, a city crane operator, was fatally injured this afternoon when he was struck by a cable which broke loose from the crane's clam. Mr. Fry was operating the crane on Webber street, just west of Meachem, where the city is obtaining fill dirt for the Goguac street extension. The crane's clam was lifting a tree trunk from the ground, when the cable, operating the hoist, snapped. The heavy cable backlashed into the cab, striking the operator in the head. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
OBITUARY. Enquirer and News, 13 Mar 1954, p. 2. Death of City Worker to Bring Full Inquiry. Cause of Crane Accident Will Be Investigated. City officials plan a thorough investigation into the accident which killed Herman F. Fry, 55, of 97 Welch Ave., a city crane operator, yesterday afternoon. A whip-lashing cable endsnapped through the front opening of the crane and struck Mr. Fry on the right side of his face, while the crane was lifting a tree stump at an excavation site on Webber street just west of Meachem. Mr. Fry collapsed, and was dead when he arrived at Leila Hospital by ambulance at 1:53 p.m. Coroner Ralph Callahan ordered an autopsy to determine cause of death, and said the outcome of the autopsy would determine whether he would call an inquest. Mr. Callahan said he as listing the death as accidental. Robert R. McIntosh, director of public works, said a steel forging which anchors one end of a cable onto the crane's boom broke. It let the heavy cable snap through a pulley and back into the crane cab. He said the crane has been in use only a week since it was in the city shops for a thorough maintenance checkover. Mr. McIntosh said a thorough investigation into the matter was under way. Mr. Fry has been a public works employee of the city for the past 33 years. He was a truck driver for a number of years, and has been a crane operator for three or four years. He came to Battle Creek with his family in 1918, from Coldwater, where he was born on Jan. 9, 1899, a son of Edgar and Cora (Bair) Fry. He married Kathryn Carpenter here on May 26, 1920. Survivors include his wife; his mother, now living in Union City; a son, Glenn Fry of 105 Grand Blvd.; three sisters, Mrs. Helen Shoup of 337 Fairfield Ave., Mrs. Russell Burr of 25 N. 32nd St., and Mrs. Louis Smith of Monte Bello, Calif.; a step-son, Ronald Fisher of Kalamazoo; and three grandchildren. Another son, Cpl. Herman F. Fry, Jr., was killed during the closing days of World War II while fighting with the 101st Infantry Division in Germany in March, 1945.
DEATH. Calhoun County Clerk-Register, Marshall, MI, Vol 36, p. 145. Died 12 Mar 1954 at Battle Creek, MI, Herman F. Fry, age 55, b. 9 Jan 1899 in Branch , MI; residence: 97 Welch Avenue, Battle Creek; white, male, married; occupation: crane operator, City of Battle Creek; father: Edgar F. Fry; mother: Cora M. Bair; buried 15 Mar 1954, Oak HIll Cem., Battle Creek; Informant: Kathryn A. Fry.
Coller Collection, Willard Library, Battle Creek, MI. Cpl. Herman F. Fry, Jr., was killed during the closing days of World War II while fighting with the 101st Infantry Division in Germany in March, 1945. (Taken from father's obituary Mar. 1954.)
1941 - Graduate of Battle Creek Central High School; 29 Jan. 1943 entered Army; 15 Mar 1945 - Killed in Action in Germany with 101st Infantry Division; 28 Aug 1948 - funeral at Hebble Chapel. Buried Oak Hill.
OBITUARY. Battle Creek Enquirer, Wed., 28 Mar, 1945, p. 1. Herman Fry, Jr. Is Killed In Germany. Corp. Herman Fry, Jr., 22-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Fry of 97 Welch avenue, was killed in action in Germany March 15 while fighting with an infantry unit of the 3rd Army. Corporal Fry had been overseas since December 1943 and had last written March 7 saying that he was in the front lines and didn't have much time to write. Corporal Fry was born in Battle Creek Dec. 15, 1922, and had lived here all his life. He attended W.K. Kellogg Junior High School and was a 1941 graduate of Central High School, where he participated in basketball and other sports. While he was in school he worked at Manley's Greenhouse. He was a Kellogg employee when he went into the Army on Jan. 29, 1943. He trained at Fort Warren, Wyo., Camp Cook, Calif. and was on maneuvers in Arizona. Since going overseas he had been in England, France, Luxembourg and Germany. Besides his parents, he is survived by a brother, Tech. Sgt. Glenn Fry, who was recently promoted to that grade. He has been overseas for three years and is in New Guinea. The grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Carpenter live at 52 North Wood, and the paternal grandmother, Mrs. Cora Fry, lives in Union City.
Sources of Information: From "Carpenter Family Tree" compiled by Bruce Young, of Cleveland, OH, while attending Washington University in Washington, DC. He obtained some of the information from the Library of Congress on the early Carpenters per Mrs. Howard (LaVern) Carpenter of Battle Creek. Material about reunions held in Athens, MI from 1893 on have also been used.
1910 U.S. Census, Branch , Union, MI, taken 22 and 23 Apr. 56/56 J.T., MW, age 2, son, b. MI, is in the home of his parents. 1920 U.S. Census, Branch , Union Twp., MI, taken Jan. 41/41 Joseph T., son, age 12, is in the home of his parents.
OBITUARY. Battle Creek Enquirer and News, Monday, September 15, 1969. Athens - Joe T. Carpenter, 61, a Fulton area farmer until he moved to Athens several months ago, died Sunday at his residence here. He had been ill two months. Mr. Carpenter, who was born in Sherwood, was a farmer during his adult life. He operated a large farm east of Fulton from 1941 until he sold it earlier this year. He was a member of the Fulton Farm Bureau. Mr. Carpenter served four years in the Army during World War II. Surviving are his wife, the former Pauline Hollar; a daughter, Mrs. Joseph (Virginia) Melbaum of Athens; sisters, Mrs. Christine Fox of Tekonsha, Miss Emma Carpenter of Battle Creek and Mrs. Neva Young of Ohio; and a brother, Howard Carpenter of Battle Creek.
DEATH. Calhoun County Clerk-Register, Marshall, MI 1969 Deaths, #1052. Died 14 Sep 1969 at Athens, Joe T. Carpenter, age 61, b. 25 Oct 1907 in MI, wm, married; father: Clyde Carpenter; mother: Edith Engle; spouse: Pauline; occupation: retired farmer; buried: 17 Sep 1969, North Athens Baptist Cem., Athens; informant: Pauline Carpenter.
1920 U.S. Census, Athens Twp., Calhoun , MI taken 6, 7, 8 January, ED 35, sheet 4A. 273/284 Hollar, James E., head, age 40, b. IN, father b. VA, mother b. OH; Arvilla E., wife, age 36, b. IN, father b. NY, mother b. IN; Harvey M., son, age 13, all b. IN; Chloie P., daughter, age 12, b. IN. (We believe Chloie P. is Pauline C. Hollar.)
OBITUARY. Battle Creek Enquirer and News, Sunday, 29 Aug 1971, p A-3. Athens - Services for Mrs. Pauline Carpenter, 63, of 124 Avenue A, will be held Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. in the Spencer Funeral Home. Mrs. Carpenter died Saturday morning in Lakeview General Hospital. A native of Indiana, she moved to Athens two years ago from the Fulton area where her husband retired as a farmer. She was a member of the Calhoun County Farm Bureau and the Fulton Community Church. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Virginia Melbaum of Athens; one brother, Harvey Hollar of Milford, Ind., and one grandson. Her husband, Joe, died in 1969.
DEATH. Calhoun County Clerk-Register, Marshall, MI 1971 Deaths, #966. Died 27 Aug 1971, at Battle Creek Twp., Calhoun , MI, Pauline C. Carpenter, age 63, b. 12 Jan 1908, b. IN; father: Eurastus Hollar; mother: Arvilla Cleveland; fw, widow; occupation: homemaker; buried 31 Aug 1971, North Athens Baptist Cem., Athens Twp., Calhoun , MI; informant: Virginia Melbaum, 124 Avenue A, Athens, MI.